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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01


been photograph
Ell, and show every
style, from the first
crude specimen to
t b e magnificent
iron horse Of to-
day. The sketches
are interspersed
with quaint de-
scriptive matter,
"drawn at San
Francisco. Ca l.,
July, 1885" as Mr..
Matthew says, "for
tho hove nv their
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

movable ballast to
regulate her trim.
Her center board
is 20x22 feet, with
a drop Of about
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01
ABOUT WOMEN'S WAISTS.
WHAT THEY WERE LIKE IN THE
MIDDLE AGES.

When the Corset Came in-Fashions as
They Were in Days of Old, When
knights Were bold and Carons Held
Their Sway.
In the matter of waists ladies have always
gone to some trouble to improve ON nature.
Yet their efforts have never been rewarded
with success. Nature is q jealous as well as
exceedingly clever dame, who resents sug-
gestions and lays ON penalties when she is
meddled with
Tight lacing took its rise back of us four or
five centuries at least. The beginning of this
evil is 80 remote that there is no tracing it to
its source In the fifteenth century they
wrote about pair Of bodies, which probably
accounts for the word "bodice.' In the six
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01
VICTORIA MEMORIALS.
COINS ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THE
YEAR OF JUBILEE.

Description of the Jubilee Medal-The
First Parliament Opened by the
Queen-Presentstion at Court-The Fes-
tivities in India
Queen Victoria's jubilee day is past. On
the 2lst of June her MAJESTY completed the
fiftieth year of her reign. On that day the
British mint began the issue of coins designed
to commemorate the occasion, and perhaps
to furnish guide to the numismatist of the
future foretold by Macaulay, when New
Zealand PHILOSOPHER shall ''sit on the ruins OF
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01
THE NEW HAVEN MONUMENT.

A Grand Memorial OF Connecticut's
Fallen Boys In Blue.
On the 18th instant the people of Connect
cut dedicated what is doubtless the finest
soldiers and sailors monument in the United
States, and is certainly located on the most
commanding point-namely, the summit Of
East Rock, an almost perpendicular cliff Of
red brown trap, rising 500 feet above the plain
on which New Haven stands From the sum-
init is fine view Of large extent Of country,
including the city of New Haven and much
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01
Master Workman John Morrison.

District Assembly l26, Knights of Labor,
has its headquarters in New York. John
Morrison Is It's national master workman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

CATHERINE DE MEDIcIs. it was very clumsy
humor, but it suited the times, no doubt.
Pictures Of court danes made in the Fiji
tenth century have waists so small that only
corsets of the most unyielding type could
have produced them And one artist was
kind enough to leave us the picture of a
woman In the oct Of lacing garment similar
to the corset 1t is no worse, not so bad as
what can he seen In real life TO this day at
an English woman tailorb. Fashionable Eng
lish women cannot fasten their gowns with
out the aid of long handled button hook
After they are fastened there is no such
thing US breathing 'below the belt"
1t may be O surprise to some Of "the young,
the gay, the fair, in pleasures reckless train,"
to know that something like the Jersey Of to
day was in use by the upper class in the
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries,
and is Of eastern origin. 1t was called the
"bliaus,' was long and tight fitting and was
of elastic material. 1t covered the waist and
extended over the abdomen, and was figured
in a horo yconb pattern 1t revealed the fig
ure perfectly and no corset was worn beneath
it either. From the word "bliaus," our word
"blouse" evidently originated.
a book compiled in 1871 reveals the fact
that women then painted their faces, bleached
their hair with wine, pulled out hairs to make
their foreheads high and went into the vain
and frivolous in costuming to great lengths
One woman has honorable mention" in the
book because she had eighty gowns In those
days great ladies bowed to tailors. One is
spoken Of us having said that she was better
pleased to bow to a tailor than to lord.
The Normans introduced the corset into
England II can be traced back to the Twelfth
century. A carcaturist represented the Devil
as fashionable lady, making the corset con-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

Of an inch thick:
are angular, and
measure 3 by 215
inches, placed at
the distance Of
: twenty-one inches
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

spicuous by putting
it on the outside OF
his clothes. Slen-
der w aists pre-
vailed in the me
diRval ages, as we
Nigh: xpect, since
intellect was then
in a decline. Me-
diRval romances
drip with illusions
to the small waists
of ladies, who, &C
cording to the ideal
of the day, must
h ave gent yll
bodies and middles
small" A knight,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

Here is a vast sum "saved" that should in
equity have been paid out.
We are afraid that the Norfolk agents Will
be at a loss as to what character to assign to
their company when they come TO treat OF the
amount paid by II tor surrender value, unless
they advertise II as yivisectionist.
DIR. W. ii. SHELDON,
Agent OF the Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF
AoN York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

father, David Matthew, who ran the De Wit
Clinton, drawing the first passenger train il
New York state, Aug. $, 1881, Mohawk anC
Hudson railroad"
The history, as written by MI Matthew
commences as follows:
See the pioneer railways, with their locomotive
engines drawing their trains, the fathers, invent
ors on them See their names and the places tina
they were first invented and introduced.
First in world-South Wales, patent ls02 Rich
ard Travithick. February, 1904 Train ten ton ba
iron. Merthyr Tydvill railway, South Wales
1904 drawing of train-)
E.'aGAzA=
II. I IlNLl1]1l-L..-Z
&C
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The frames are strips Of steel five-sixteenths
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
SYDNEY BURROWS STORY.
HIS Reasons for bitterly Persecut
ing Kiasane.

New YORK, April S,-The Provi-
dence, r. l., correspondent of the
Herald writes: Verify, truth is
stranger than fiction"
The person who gave renewed ut
terance to this oft proven maxim was
Mr.. John Eddy, a well known gen
tIeman, resident in this city. He
had described to the Herald CORE
spondent a chapter of his reminis
cences of Sydney G. Burton, who
followed William KisSane until his
death. Mr.. Eddy is a man of means
and was formerly lawyer of high
standing.
Mr.. Eddy told his story in a graph
ic manner.
In regard to the death of Mr.. Bur-
ton, which has been stated as having
occurred in 1885, Mr. Eddy said:
He died only a few days after
William Kissane emerged from Sing
Sing prison, thirty three years ago.
Burton died from the effects of
poison, but of this more by and by.
II we'll remember the hour when l
first met Sydney Burton, Mr.. Eddy
continued. "Oue afternoon a man
came to my office and presented two
letters of introduction-one from
Joshua r. Giddings, of Ohio, with
whom l was personally acquainted,
and the other from Stephen A.
Douglas, of Illinois. Mr.. Douglas
note contained the phrase, You may
place implicit confidence in anything
Mr.. Burton may tell you.
MR.. BUTTONS PERSONAL APPEAR
ANCE.
perhaps to meet the man in the
street you would not be struck by
his appearance. He was about 40
years of age and weighed perhaps
200 pounds. His face was horid and
his hair sandy. lie had small,
piercing gray eyes. His motions
we're slow and methodical. Intel-
lectually he was above the average,
l remember that | studied the
wrinkles of his lips, which were at
right angles to his mouth. His
countenanoe indicated extreme self
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

Office. Extra bedding was kept in
that little room. The statement was
made at the time that the wood work
must have caught from overheating
from the chimney, but that could not
have been. for the chimney was over
two feet from the partition. and there
was a six inch sheathing over the
chimney"
did you ever know FIRE to start
there beiorer
Never. No Ere is kept in the
room at any time. as it is not occu-
pied"
Now. who we're the conspirators
on board the boat2"
1.-THE clerk. man named Nichol-
son, the mate, the watohman and
four white deck hands. Every one
was lake boatman. had never made
a trip ON the Ohio before, and all
were brought here from Cleveland
by Kissane. The bsrkeeper told
me while we we're on shore. after the
boat burned. that he had seen Mich
olson, the clerk, take all Of the
money out Of the drawer few min
utes before the fire started. and put
it in his overceat pocket. 1t struck
him then as a queer transaction, and
after the fire be said he was positive
that Nicholson knew that the boat
was to be fred or he would not have
done that"
Capt. Oummius had no part in the
conspiracy, then2"
oh, NO. He had lost his two
boats down South, and Kissane had
given him an eighth interest in the
Martha Washington to run it. This
was his first trip on her. Now Ill
tell you a mighty strange coinci-
dence. At exactly the same hour that
the Martha Washington burned up
the George Washington, which left
| Cincinnati few days ahead of her,
blew up and burned up 200 miles
further down the Mississippi. and
during the same night. i don't know
at what hour the Lady Washington
was cut down by ice. Nota boat has
been named Washington since. am
the only survivor of the disaster that
| know Of. Ike Golf, the other pilot,
then a young fellow ~ years old, was
alive year ago. but | don't know
whether he is now or not. L sup.
posed that Kissane was dead until |
read about this scrape in the news
papers. l always thought that he
died in the New York Penitentiary."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10

record in the Kissaue case for the
use Of Gen. Dsrr. of San Francisco,
and the transcript was forwarded
properly and promptly. Then came
Mr.. Hart with his investigations in
the interest of Kissane. Shortly
after Harris departure the Little
Rock attorney made application for
another transcript, saying the first
had been lost or distracted from the
mails. The second transcript was
furnished and sent by express to
Gen. Darr. The attorneys in this
latter matter refuse to talk, but the
facts are reliable as given above.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-10
REMARKABLE INCIDENTS.

1.-THE trial at Columbus let the con-
spirators off on a technically; now
comes a remarkable feature. The
safe of Mr.. Henry Stanberry was
blown open in the night and all Of
the papers in the case removed. Nine
of the witnesses against the accused
met with a violent death soon after
ward. One witness was seated on
horseback and was talking with his
wife at the door of his house. A
rife shot discharged in the midst Of
some bushes struck him dead and
the perpetrator was never ascertain
ed Burton always considered ks
sane and one of the women as the
worst of the twelve-that is, they
were the most daring.
HE recounted TO me a number of
eases where the gang had destroyed
life and property to obtain insurance
money. | do not wish to repeat these
details, for do not desire to assume
the least responsibility.
"When the indictments were found
against the twelve st Helena and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

A SIX YEARS SENTENCE
Judge Irwin yesterday overruled a motion for
new trial for John Kelly, the cigar thief, and
sentenced him to six years In the penitentiary.
He will be taken north today.
MR. METzGERs COMPLAINT.
Carl Metzger wants a divorce from Mary
Metzger, because, he alleges, she treats him in a
cruel manner. He says that last Saturday she
threatened to kill him with a butcher knife, and
when he ran away she threw lamp at him.
AN ALLEGED ISLANDER
Marion L. Cummins has fledea So 500 damage
suit against Mary A. Vinenow He alleges that
recently there was gathering of women in his
neichborhood, one of whom was the defendant
He asserts that she then made serious charges
against his character, and that of his wife.
WIFE wHIPPER's PLEDGE.
r. w. Chaddon was fined $25 and costs by the
Mayor. yesterday morning, for whipping his
wife. He did not deny the charge, but said he
was so drunk at the time he did not know what
he was doing. In the afternoon he returned
with Mrs. Chaddon and asked the Mayor 10 re-
duce the fine, promising therefor to take the
pledge. He did So and the fine was reduced to
So
THE PEOPLES RAILWAY SUITS.
Following Judge Howe's instructions, Lew
Wallace, jr., receiver of the Peoples Railway
Company, is preparing to bring snit against all
the known stockholders of the company for the
purpose of satisfying the judgment of Lewis
Garrgus, secured two years ago. A. w. Hatch
has been employed to look up the stockholders
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Industrial Notes.

Nordyke & Marmon yesterday shipped -four
ing mill complete to Jiminez. Mexico.
In the month of March the Oliver Chilled Plow
Works shipped from their indianapolis branch
fifty-four car-lords OF plows.
It is stated that over 100 houses will be
erected in West Indianapolis the present
season. Thirty-four are now under contract
Dean Brothers to-day ship carload of their
largest sized pumps to Birmingham, Ala. to be
used in one of the large iron mills now building
at that point.
The carriage works are all busy. The largest
manufacturers state that they are selling fifty
per cent more work at the present time than
one year ago.
A. W. Morre.l, an electrician of considerable
note, has removed from Minneapolis to this city,
and will look after the interests of the United
States Jenney Electric-light Company.
Sinker. Davis & Co. yesterday shipped 100
horse power engine. boilers and band saw-mill
complete to Fort Smith, Ark, and tomorrow
ship another of the same pat tern to Frankfort,
Ky.
The Malleable Iron Works have just COM
pleted several additions to their buildings which
now cover some eight acres of ground Their
pay-rols show that over 700 men are employed
by the company
The United States Encaustic Tile Works last
week shipped three carloads of thing to San
Francisco and yesterday two carloads to Nevada,
Mo- to be laid on the floors Of the insane asylum
building at that point.
The Moore Desk Company are putting on an
addition to their buildings 14O feet long by 100
feet wide, three stories high The increase in
their business the last few months necessitates
making the Improvement
| The Kimberlin Manufacturing Company have
| purchased the Dohn furniture factory on Gar
| den street, between Illinois and Meridian. and
| will use it for an agricultural implement fac
| tory They are now moving in.
The Indianapolis Foundry Company are now
working twice the number of men they did one
| year ago, and within the past week have shipped
their production to six different States. MINES
ota. Iowa and Texas being of tine number.
Work on the extensive buildings the Wood
| burn-Savern Wheel Works are erecting on the
west side of the river is being pushed vigorously
| and by the time the snow flies the company ex
pect to have some 700 men at work in theil
| new shops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Old Men in the Gymnasium.

Prof. Golde in New York Mail and Express.
What do you think is the limit as to age
in receiving benefit from gymnastic exer-
cisel'
with proper care, exercise with the APP
paratus here is as beneficial to persons Of all
ages any other exercise. We have gentle
men in the sixties who come here regularly and
find great benefit from it. To person who be-
gins gymnastic exercise after the age of thirty
the increase of strength and suppleness comes
moro slowly than to a younger man, yet it
comes surely. Perhaps it is more permanent
gain than that which is acquired in the softer
frame of early youth. know that men of sixty
find decided improvement in health by exer
eisng here, and if they have practiced similar
exercises for many years their chance is the
greater for preserving physical youthfulness tc
the last. The other day asked an elderly gen
tleman who comes here with great regularity
how he enjoyed his exercise.
. Not at ALL he replied. I find it hard work
for l began it too late in life; but feel so much
better for it after l am through. and find it Sc
beneficial to my general health, that wouldn
miss it on sny account"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

and bring the suit The initial one was filed
yesterday. 1t is against John H. Stewart. The
complaint alleges that Mr.. Stewart is the owner
of twenty shares vaiued at $50 each. judg-
ment against him for $500 is asked
THE ALLEGED SMUGGLING CASE.
The case of the government, involving the
imported stations recently seized in this State
to satisfy duty charges, will be tried before
Judge Woods. of the United States District
Court on the 14.h inst It will be the first trial
of the kind in that court, and on account of the
matters of practice ating to the customs laws
against smuggling, together with the facts to be
brought out it promises to be more than ordi-
narily interesting A. Fauson & Son, of
Toronto, claim an ownership in the animals, one
of which is a jack imported from Palestine.
They filed their answer yesterday, denying
fraud and setting up that the animals were not
chargeable with duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

Atlanta Constitution.
There is one serious trouble. though, about
meandering over the country now. These rail-
roads won't even give any body excursion rates,
aud free passes are all abolished. 1t cost mo
1926 to 60 to Savannah and back again, including
the sleeper. They won't sell thAlsand mile
a little, and will let preacher travel for two
cents mile, but they won't recognize the
power Of the press at all. An editor has got TO
pay just like white man. Well, I'll bet $40
that the editors knock that whole interstate bill
into pi at the next session of Congress How
are the members of the Legislature going to
get to Atlsntal And what will the negroes do
about cxcursions7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
PRICES IN PLAIN FIGURES.
PETvIS, BASSETT & CO..
The Pop-Gun Story.
Atlanta Constitution.

Judge Rice, of Montgomery. Ala, is the orig
he who urged the Southern States to secede, de-
claring the South could whip the Yankees with
pop-guns. After the war, when making another
speech, Judge Rice was interrupted by an old
soldier, who asked:
could whip the Yankees with pop-gunsl"
~ am," was the reply.
well, what do You think of it nowl" asked
the old soldier, grimly.
II said" replied Judge Rice, that we could
whip the Yankees with popguns, and we could
have done 1t, but DIN it. they wouldn't fight US
that wayn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL.


observation-disclosures at Bates House, evening.
STODDARD IECTURE-"Queen Elizabeth" Eng
glishs Opera house, evening.
THE MUSEUM-George c. Boniface, in Streets of
New York. afternoon and evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
ORANGES. bananas. figs. dates Scbaffners.
Solid Comfort

Solid Comfort
Can be found bv investing in Rapid Ice Cream
Freezer and Perfection Refrigerator. They
are the best goods in that line on the market
Have our samples out ready for inspection. Call
and see them whether you want to buy or not.
Also, Wringers, Step-ladders. Water-coolers at
bottom prices HILDEBEAND & FUGATE
So South Meridian street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Real Estate at Anntinn.

On Tuesday, April s. at o'clock p. NJ. we will
sell at public auction the double frame house of
four rooms lot 36x16sa, known as Nos. So and 60
South West street. Title perfect. and no in
cumbrance Terms, small monthly payments.
w. E. MICK & Co. l.. N. PERRY. auctioneer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

PHILADELPHIA Press.
Nobody should be surprised that P. T Bar:
nnm, for many years an earnest Prohibtionist.
has declared in favor of high license. Mr.. Bar
mum believes in the solid doctrine Of living and
learning,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

LADIES please take notice that Charles
Fables, ostrich feather-colorer has removed to
255 West Washington two doors east OF Charles
Mayer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

SEE the low prices on dinner and chamber
sets at Schrader's china store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
FRESH oysters. fruits, ETC. Schaffner's.


Removal.
White Sewing Machine Company have re-
moved their Office to No. SO East New York
street, corner Massachusetts avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

ALL the new style hats at Seaton's Hat Store,
% North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

THE best patterns Of folding-beds at VIM. L.
Elders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

GUSPEL MEETINGS..
Gospel meetings are to be held in the Fifth
Presbyterian Church each evening this week.
Rev. r. V. Hunter preached last evening to q
large congregation. and Revs. Hendrickson, Dick
ison and Rondthaler are to further assist the
pastor in these services. Luther Benson will
speak in the church on Saturday evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
THE SHOOTING MATCH.


There was large attendance at the shooting
match Of tie North-side Gun Club, at Beck's
Park, yesterday afternoon, but. owing to the
prevailing high wind. the shooting was very diff
ficult, and no brilliant scores were made. The
prizes OF the first contest were won by George
Beck, jr., Charles Miles. Joseph Casper, II.
Kerr and Frank Samuels; second contest by
Horace Comstock, George Beck, jr., Dr. Moore
and Fl. Wilson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

MEETING OF METHODISTS.
The Methodists Of the city will meet in Me-
ridian-street Church at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. to consider the welfare of their churches.
Bishops Bowman Mallalieu and Hurst are to be
present and have charge of the night service.
TABERNACLE sUNDAY-sCHooL.
The officers of the Tabernacle Sunday school
elected last night were Superintendent. Vinson
Carter; assistant superintendent, Stanton j.
Peelle; secretary, James H. Laird: treasurer A.
j. Halford: pianist, Miss Della Wallick. The
school subscribed for fifty shares of the $40, 900
church building fund.-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The Police Commissioners intended to take
some action yesterday in regard to the commu-
nication from the German societies received a
few days ago. but owing to the absence of Mr.
Elan the matter was postponed Special police
powers were granted to Asa Mayhem, W. L.
Lewis and S. W. Mueby The monthly report
of the superintendent showed 2S6 arrests during
March. Of this number 252 were white and "a
colored. PSI males and q females; PAS Amer
leans. IS Irisn 10 Germans and of other ma
tionalities. Seventeen arrests were for selling
liquor on Sunday, and thirty-two for gambling.